Parent of children under 18 among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month by parental status

% of adults who feel a deep sense of wonder about the universe once or twice a month who are…

StateParentsNon-parentsSample size
California30%70%557
Florida29%71%295
Georgia32%68%138
Illinois28%72%207
Indiana33%67%101
Massachusetts32%68%100
Michigan29%71%170
Missouri30%70%109
New Jersey30%70%135
New York31%69%290
North Carolina33%67%188
Ohio32%68%191
Pennsylvania26%74%246
Tennessee39%61%102
Texas39%61%401
Virginia32%68%152
Washington34%66%112
Wisconsin25%75%108
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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